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South Africa: Over 2,000 Zimbabweans Flee, Fearing Xenophobic Attacks
UNIRIN, 17 November 2009
Fearing a resurgence of xenophobic attacks, around 2,500 Zimbabwean migrants have taken refuge in government buildings in De Doorns, a farming town about 140km from Cape Town,… Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Draw Condemnation From UN Agency
UN News, 20 November 2009
The United Nations refugee agency today condemned the latest xenophobic attacks that have driven some 3,000 foreigners, including refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, from a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Refugee Agency Clarifies Repatriation Plan
SW Radio, 19 November 2009
The United Nations Human Rights Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has denied running a repatriation programme that promised Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa R7000, computers and… Read more »
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South Africa: Zimbabweans Chased From Homes Total 3,000
UNIRIN, 18 November 2009
The number of Zimbabweans displaced after some of their shacks in an informal settlement outside De Doorns, a farming town about 140km from Cape Town, South Africa, were attacked… Read more »
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South Africa: Cabinet Condemns Attacks on Zimbabweans
BuaNews, 18 November 2009
Cabinet has expressed its deep concern about the spate of attacks on foreign nationals at De Doorns in the Boland. Read more »
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South Africa: Locals Jeer, Swear at Zimbabweans
Argus, 18 November 2009
Local farmworkers in De Doorns jeered and shouted obscenities this morning as they drove past a rugby field that has become the temporary home of nearly 2 500 Zimbabweans chased… Read more »
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South Africa: Farm Workers Tear Down Zimbabweans' Homes
Argus, 17 November 2009
Scores of De Doorns residents, most of them farmworkers, ripped down shacks belonging to Zimbabweans this morning, accusing them of "stealing our jobs". Read more »
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South Africa: Govt Will Not Tolerate Attacks on Foreign Nationals - Gigaba
BuaNews, 19 November 2009
Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Malusi Gigaba, has reiterated that government will not tolerate any form of violent attack on people from other countries. Read more »
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South Africa: Zimbabweans 'Not Chess Pawns'
Argus, 19 November 2009
Breede Municipality mayor Charles Ntsomi wants displaced Zimbabweans to be reintegrated into the volatile De Doorns community within the next week. Read more »